Innersole for shoes.



.1. C. ARLIDGE.

INNERSOLE FOR SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED 1AN.11.19|B.

Patented Mar.

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. c' (44 rfa/M WILLIAM J. C. ARLIDGE, 0F BARNARD, NEW YORK.

INNERSOLE FOR SHOES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 25, 1919.

Application filed January 17, 1918. Serial No. 212,349.

Tc ail whom z't may concern.'

Be it known that I, ViLLrAM J. C. AR- Linen, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of Barnard, in the county of Monroe and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inInnersoles for Shoes, of which the following is a specication.

The present invention relates to an inner sole for shoes, and moreparticularly to an inner soie for use in what is known as the welt shoewhere the welt and the upper are stitched to a rib formed on the undersurface of the inner sole. It is an object of this invention to providean inner sole which may be made from inexpensive materials, asdistinguished from pure leather, while at the same time providing a ribon the inner sole which will be strong and durable, and at the same timeproviding a square shoulder for abutment by the underturned edge of theupper. Another object of the invention is to provide an inner sole whichwill have a stifened heel and a shank portion, and a iexible toeportion.

, To these and other ends the invention consists of certain parts andcombinations of parts, all of which will be hereinafter described, thenovel features being pointed out in the appended claims.

Figure 1 is a plan view of an inner sole constructed in accordance withthis invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view through the inner sole with the under layerremoved;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the inner soleJ showing theupper and under lower soles, the 'stitfening` device and rib formingdevice;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line f1-4, Fig. 1; and

Fig. 5 is a transverse section through a. shoe employing the presentinvention.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 and 2 indicate the bodyportion or upper layer of the inner sole, said body portion, in thisinstance, comprising two parts, part 1 being formed, in this instance,from leather board and extending throughout the heel and the shankportion of the inner sole. and also partially on to the sole portion,while the remaining or toe portion 2 is, in this instance, formed ofburlap and extends throughout the main portion of'the sole portion ofthe inner sole, the rear portion 1 being beveled at l so that asubstantially continuous surface is provided for engagement with thefoot of the wearer. A thin piece of leather, fabric or other material 4may cover the upper face of the sole after the latter has been embodiedin the shoe.

Upon the under side of the body portion of the inner sole a rib formingdevice is arranged. This rib forming device in this instance is formedfrom a strip of canvas, one face of which is provided with cement, thestrip being folded to provide two laps 5 and 6 and a laterally turnedportion 7. The two laps are not only held together by the cement, butare secured by stitches 8, while the laterally turned portion iscemented to theLody portion of the inner sole, that is, to the portion land the portion 2. One free edge of the strip or the edge at the fold 5abuts thc body portion `of the inner sole and tends to heid the ribforming device upright'.

Over the body portion of the inner sole, as well as over the rib formingdevice, a layer 9 of canvas or other suitable textile material iscemented, so that the rib to which the upper 10 and the welt 11 aresecured comprises four folds, two in the rib forming device and two inthe fabric layer 9. Furthermore, this rib presents a substantiallysquare corner in which the under turned edge of the upper may bereceived, so that there is no space or opening between the upper and therib.

In 'order to stillfurther strengthen the rib, stitches 12 are passedthrough the body layer 1-2, the flange 7 on the inner side of the ribforming device, and the layer 9A These stitches are so arranged thatthey are not interfered with by the machinery which attaches the upperto the inner sole, and at the same time the strain is received by thestitches in such a direction that the liability for breaking is reducedto a minimum.

The shoe is otherwise constructed like an ordinary welt shoe having the'outer sole 13 secured to the welt 11 with the cork or other filling 14between such outer sole and the inner sole. 4

An inner sole constructed in accordance with this invention isinexpensive to manufacture, as it does not require any leather. The ribto which the upper is secured is formed so as to provide a squareshoulder on the outer side, and it is so constructed that a strong anddurable structure is provided` The toe portion of the inner sole isflexible permitting the shoe to accommodate itself The device as achildren as it is Strong and inexpensive.

l/Vhat I claim as my invention and desire n to secure by Letters Patentis l. Any inner sole comprising a body layer, a rib forming device madeof a strip of fabric folded to provide a rib, one edge of said devicebein turned inwardly and laterally and stitche to the body while theother edge abuts the sole body directly beneath the rib and on the outerside of the laterally turned edge, and a fabric layer cemented to andcovering said body layer and said rib forming device.

2. An inner sole comprising a body layer, a rib forming device made froma strip of fabric .folded to provide a rib, the two laps 20 vided with a,beveled end and also having a -iexible toe portion of textile material,a secyond layer of textile material cemented to the under side of tliebody layer, and a rib forniing device stitched to the under side of thebody layer between the layers and extending i onto both the stili andthe flexible portions of the body layer.

WILLIAM J. C. ARLIDGE.

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